Charles Juravinski

alt=Entrance to Flamboro Downs Racetrack and Casino, located near Hamilton, Ontario. Entrance to Flamboro Downs Racetrack and Casino, located near Hamilton, Ontario. Orest "Charles" Juravinski (Polish pronunciation zhuravinski) (November 1, 1929February 15, 2022) was a Canadian businessman and philanthropist. He was principally known as the founder and owner of the Flamboro Downs racetrack and the co-benefactor, along with his wife Margaret, of the Juravinski Hospital and Juravinski Cancer Centre in Hamilton, Ontario.

Early life Juravinski was born Orest Juravinski on November 1, 1929. He was the youngest of four sons born to Irene and Nick Juravinski, who ran the only pool room in Blaine Lake until the Great Depression. He polished shoes at a barbershop on Barton Street and delivered newspapers during his adolescence. Juravinski attended Cathedral High School, but he ultimately dropped out when he was sixteen. He then found employment in factories and as a mortar mixer for a bricklayer. He later ran an Esso gas station when he was 23 years old. with 6,000 people in attendance. They were initially going to sell the track for $62 million to the Ontario Jockey Club,

Half a year into retirement, Juravinski and his wife began making considerable donations to the City of Hamilton and McMaster University, focusing on cancer and health care. a day before his death.

Personal life and death Juravinski married Margaret at the Holy Spirit Ukrainian Byzantine Catholic Church in 1956. They did not have children. His widow, Margaret, died on May 9, 2023, at the age of 91.